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Dirty Weekend (1973 film)

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Dirty Weekend
Film poster
Directed byDino Risi
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Ruggero Maccari
  • Dino Risi
  • Bernardino Zapponi[1]
Produced byCarlo Ponti
Starring
CinematographyLuciano Tovoli[1]
Edited byAlberto Gallitti[1]
Music byCarlo Rustichelli[1]
Production
companies
  • Compagnia Cinematografica Champion
  • Les Films Concordia[2]
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer[3]
Release dates
  • 8 March 1973 (1973-03-08) (Italy)
  • 2 October 1974 (1974-10-02) (Paris)
Running time
113 minutes
Countries
  • Italy
  • France[2]
Budget$1.4 million[4]
Box officeItalian lira 303.187 million

Dirty Weekend (Italian: Mordi e fuggi) is a 1973 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi.[5] Described by Roberto Curti as a road movie and crime film, Dirty Weekend addresses the topic of terrorism and violence.[1]

Cast

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Release

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Dirty Weekend was released theatrically in Italy where it was distributed by Cineriz.[2] The film grossed a total of 303.187 million Italian lira on its release.[2] The film was later shown in Paris on 2 October 1974 under the title Rapt a l'italienne with a 100-minute running time.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Curti 2013, p. 80.
  2. ^ a b c d e Curti 2013, p. 81.
  3. ^ "Mordi e fuggi (1973)". Archivio del Cinema Italiano On-Line. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Tailoring To 'Parochial' Marts". Variety. 23 May 1973. p. 5. Retrieved 10 May 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ "NY Times: Dirty Weekend". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2009.

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